4th Anniversary of the Tsunami Tragedy

It has been 4 years now but memories of that fateful day still lingers on for many.

A lot has changed for the citizens living in Penang Island as since then the Malaysian government has built a concerted Tsunami Early Warning System in places like Penang Island, Langkawi Island and Kedah.

The victims in Tg Bungah Penang where their houses were totally destroyed by the tsunami 4 years ago have since moved into a new apartment block that was constructed by the government, ironically still located in the same site where the tsunami had actually struck. However, safety considerations have been incorporated into the design of the building where the entire apartment block is raised 25 feet from the groundlevel. Not sure how high were the killer waves back then but the authorities here feel that this height is sufficiently safe. The money used to build the apartments for the tsunami victims came from public donations and a total of 100 units were built.